Former Hockey Player Sues Middlebury College

05/12/11 6:06AM

A former Middlebury College hockey player who was dismissed from the team is now
suing the school.

James
"Jak" Knelman, a junior forward, was dismissed January 15th after
leaving an alumni hockey banquet early. He says he left to spend time with his
father, who was visiting for the weekend.

In a lawsuit filed
yesterday in U.S. District Court in Burlington, he claims that Middlebury Coach Bill Beaney berated
him in front of the team and later dismissed him. WPTZ-TV says the suit seeks
damages of more than $75,000.

In a statement,
the college said it would answer the complaint "in due course," but
that there's more to the story.